Cptn Hooch Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 The article says a possible RETURN to Angola is on the cards. He's Belgian and as far as I can see has never played in Angola. He qualifies for Angola through his family but his playing career hasn't taken him there so I can't understand why he'd be returning. Sounds suspect to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Menga went off injured after playing 35 minutes and scoring a goal in the Tranmere Rovers game on 6th July. If an offer came in for him it must have been almost instantaneous. A very strong part of the team; and the team's morale. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, Durnford said: Menga went off injured after playing 35 minutes and scoring a goal in the Tranmere Rovers game on 6th July. If an offer came in for him it must have been almost instantaneous. A very strong part of the team; and the team's morale. When you put it like that it sounds like a nonsense report. If he does move on then I think I get it. Some flashes of good play (and noised up Hamilton from the bench during the 3-3, for example) but on the whole I’m not sure he’s up to the level. We’ve talked about being at capacity in midfield so someone has to go. If we can let a wide player go then I’d have thought it would be Wylde but who knows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKachloul Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Just now, crispy said: When you put it like that it sounds like a nonsense report. If he does move on then I think I get it. Some flashes of good play (and noised up Hamilton from the bench during the 3-3, for example) but on the whole I’m not sure he’s up to the level. We’ve talked about being at capacity in midfield so someone has to go. If we can let a wide player go then I’d have thought it would be Wylde but who knows. I think I'm one of the few that wants / likes Menga up top. Sure he's guff in front of goal but holds the ball up well and causes havoc for people to run in-behind. Would be interested to see him have a season on the wing though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, KingKachloul said: I think I'm one of the few that wants / likes Menga up top. Sure he's guff in front of goal but holds the ball up well and causes havoc for people to run in-behind. Would be interested to see him have a season on the wing though. IMO he was a bit hit and miss on the hold-up play; Big Miller on the other hand... that said, Dolly clearly has the edge on athleticism now. Aerially (is that a word?) Miller is a cut above anyone else in the midfield/attack. I like the guy, seems like a great character to have around. I think the reports sound a bit ropey tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, KingKachloul said: I think I'm one of the few that wants / likes Menga up top. Sure he's guff in front of goal but holds the ball up well and causes havoc for people to run in-behind. Would be interested to see him have a season on the wing though. Not so sure you're in the minority; when Menga is fit and on form he generally rips the opposition right back a new one. Okay; maybe the final ball isn't great but he certainly takes a lot of pressure off the rest of the team. Unfortunately he used to get climbed all over when playing in the centre and never got any protection from the referee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylivi1 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Going against the majority on this one, I don’t rate Menga, he’s infuriating and I think we have better than him in the squad, I actually don’t think he’ll play that much if he’s still with us anyway. I’m away to hide now Edited July 11, 2019 by andylivi1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, andylivi1 said: Going against the majority on this one, I don’t rate Menga, he’s infuriating and I think we have better than him in the squad, I actually don’t think he’ll play that much if he’s still with us anyway. I’m away to hide now Reckon we'd have been fecked last season without him though, he was an out ball for us. He also scored the winner against Sevco so for that alone he deserves hero status. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cptn Hooch Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 32 minutes ago, andylivi1 said: Going against the majority on this one, I don’t rate Menga, he’s infuriating and I think we have better than him in the squad, I actually don’t think he’ll play that much if he’s still with us anyway. I’m away to hide now Booooo.....I'm no listening to the talk Livi podcast again if that's the nonsense you're going to be coming out with PS - I'll 100% be listening again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylivi1 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Cptn Hooch said: Booooo.....I'm no listening to the talk Livi podcast again if that's the nonsense you're going to be coming out with PS - I'll 100% be listening again first one of the new season will be out tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liviguy Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) I don’t know where I got this from but was it true that martindale had an account on hear and would reply posing as a fan or am I dreaming this? Edited July 12, 2019 by Liviguy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Liviguy said: I don’t know where I got this from but was it true that martindale had an account on hear and would reply posing as a fan or am I dreaming this? Wouldn't surprise me; it used to be fairly commonplace on the old LiviLions site - some were hidden; others, like Pearce Flynn, certainly weren't. Pretty sure Massone was also on there; even though his handle was relatively sensible; his ramblings were as mad as ever. More recently a lot of the team resorted to twitter and facebook but that had diminished in popularity after a number of accounts were hijacked. I expect we have a few journalistic hacks as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviGaz Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Barry Wilson used to post on the old board, but that's going way back, user name 'The Insider' Anyone remember this ? Maybe I am dreaming also lmao 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 just in case anyone's interested: Alloa v Livingston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I think it's wise for staff and players to avoid football forums at all costs, most of the time they're going to get upset at stuff written about them or fellow players, and the last thing they need is getting involved in a slagging match then called out on who they are, that goes for relatives of players too (esp Mums). Saw an article quoting Holt about Dolly, he's been given permission to go over to Angola to a local team to help get him playing for his Country, strangely he had to sign another contract for us first though, and he'll be going out to them on loan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozam76 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Durnford said: Wouldn't surprise me; it used to be fairly commonplace on the old LiviLions site - some were hidden; others, like Pearce Flynn, certainly weren't. Pretty sure Massone was also on there; even though his handle was relatively sensible; his ramblings were as mad as ever. More recently a lot of the team resorted to twitter and facebook but that had diminished in popularity after a number of accounts were hijacked. I expect we have a few journalistic hacks as well. Massone certainly did. He made a great show of joining the LL board and in his first post giving the rundown of (his version of) events at the club, including his chats with "Captain James". Straight away one of our fans shot him down stating that his whole post was "a pack of lies" - and from there on in, his game was up. Not before he fleeced the club for everything that wasn't nailed down. As you say, Flynn was certainly on the boards as well - I vividly remember him making a post when Massone took over the club, wherein he (Flynn) stated that Livingston were "nothing without me and my money". Anyhoo. All distant memories now, thankfully.... I hope. Edited July 12, 2019 by mozam76 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, LIVIFOREVER said: Saw an article quoting Holt about Dolly, he's been given permission to go over to Angola to a local team to help get him playing for his Country, strangely he had to sign another contract for us first though, and he'll be going out to them on loan. Fair enough I suppose but I still think he would do a lot better training and playing with us than a local Angolan side. Angola didn't do well at all in the recent Africa Cup of Nations; the toothless lions as one of the reporters described them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I see wee Knoxy is signing for Brechin City, ironically he'd just be the sort of player we'd go for, someone who has failed at a higher level and has a point to prove. It'll be interesting to see if he can get his head down and work hard to prove us all wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, LIVIFOREVER said: I see wee Knoxy is signing for Brechin City, ironically he'd just be the sort of player we'd go for, someone who has failed at a higher level and has a point to prove. It'll be interesting to see if he can get his head down and work hard to prove us all wrong. Have to do a fair bit of running uphill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnford Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 So its apparently a loan deal in the offering - wages covered and a fee - cant be bad. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4474724/dolly-menga-livingston-transfer-news-atletico-petroleos-de-luanda-loan/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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